global header change?

[David Spreadbury]

Ken,
Updating the variables in one chapter, and then importing the variables into
all other chapters in the book, should fix your problem.
I work on documents for telecommunications equipment/software. Our
template/EDD is developed around TCIF Guide which uses a separate file as a
repository for all system/user variables. We make changes there and then
import them to all chapters in the book. This way even variables used in
headers/footers are updated.

David Spreadbury
Sr. Technical Writer

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ken Poshedly
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 1:48 PM
To: Diane Gaskill; Combs, Richard; FrameMaker Users List
Subject: Re: global header change?

(FM 8.0 on a Windows Vista desktop)


Wow, this thread goes back TWO months.

Well, first, thanks, Diane, for the tip. I'll try your suggestion to see
what I can get done on the existing manual I described at the time so that I
can simply use that book for a modified machine with a different name
(hydraulic excavator, drill rig, etc).

Second, a few weeks ago, I finally delved into creating and defining a
"ProductName" variable for the various section headers of a brand new manual
and it (using a FrameMaker variable) works beautifully!

One thing that I'm not crazy about, however, is that find-and-replace does
not check headers / footers, thus preventing me from making any product name
or other changes that way..

-- Kenpo in Atlanta